The Dutch whalers: a test of a human migration in the oxygen, carbon and nitrogen isotopes of cortical bone collagen

No Human migration is a hallmark of the species and there is significant interest in methods that can determine the past migrations of humans and associated fauna. We present a new method that utilizes collagen oxygen, carbon and nitrogen isotopes from histologically informed samples of cortical bon...

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Published in:World Archaeology
Main Authors: Koon, Hannah E.C., Tuross, N.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: 2013
Subjects:
Migration
Oxygen isotopes
Collagen
Dutch whalers
Diet
Cortical bone
Svalbard archipelago
Spitsbergen
REF 2014
Svalbard
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10454/6055
https://doi.org/10.1080/00438243.2013.823884
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Summary:No Human migration is a hallmark of the species and there is significant interest in methods that can determine the past migrations of humans and associated fauna. We present a new method that utilizes collagen oxygen, carbon and nitrogen isotopes from histologically informed samples of cortical bone. The utility of this multi-isotopic, life history approach is demonstrated in migrating Dutch whalers, and both the possibilities and limitations of the method are described.

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